Mount Maunganui surf break

Mount Maunganui surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 NZST
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Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today?

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 3AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.9
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
67
65
65
65
64
48
46
46
48
39
35
24
24
23
21
28
25
39
25
33
40
54
84
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
5
NE
5
W
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
High Tide
6:13AM1.60m
6:46PM1.62m
6:58AM1.60m
7:33PM1.65m
7:41AM1.60m
Low Tide
11:53PM0.31m
12:24PM0.23m
00:44AM0.29m
1:11PM0.20m
1:30AM0.29m
1:53PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:30
5:28
5:27
Temp °C
16
15
13
13
14
17
17
15
12
11
10
10
10
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
14
15
14
15
13
11
11
12
12
12
10
8
7
7
7
7
10
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.9
NE
8
Energy kJ
67
67
65
65
65
64
48
46
46
48
39
35
24
13
15
15
28
25
39
25
33
40
54
84
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
NE
15
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.5
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
6
Energy kJ
10
11
11
11
11
8
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
24
23
21
20
20
14
19
19
7
7
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
10
9
8
8
8
2
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
10
10
10
3
3
3
6
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
E
4
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
3
18
32
32
26
16
13
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
120
120
121
121
0
0
3
0
120
120
23
0
0
0
23
0
3
155
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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